Shutdown in Myanmar
Union intervention wins back garment workers’ jobs in Myanmar
The intervention by the Industrial Workers Federation of Myanmar has led to the reinstatement of 168 garment workers who had been laid off by two companies during the COVID-19 lockdown in March and April
Myanmar unions call on garment sector employers to provide minimum wage during lockdown
The unions are demanding that garment workers be paid the minimum wage after employers proposed that workers take unpaid leaves for the entire shutdown period in Myanmar
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